It's Me Again,

Karen is standing near a flagpole that is 12 feet tall. Karen is 5 feet tall, and the length of her shadow is 4 feet, as shown.

What is the length in feet of the flagpole's shadow?

PLZ HELP!

I believe the answer is 9.6 feet also because if you cross multiply

So, The answer is 9.6, THX!

the ratio of shadow_length to height is the same for pole and girl, so

s/12 = 4/5

The Answers Are-

1.6

1.7

9.6

15.0

PLZ REPLY!

To find the length in feet of the flagpole's shadow, we can use proportions.

We have the information that Karen's height is 5 feet, and the length of her shadow is 4 feet. Let's assume x represents the length of the flagpole's shadow.

We can set up the following proportion:

Karen's height / Karen's shadow length = Flagpole's height / Flagpole's shadow length

Substituting the given values, we get:

5 feet / 4 feet = 12 feet / x

To solve for x, we can cross-multiply:

5 feet * x = 4 feet * 12 feet

5x = 48 feet

Finally, we can divide both sides of the equation by 5 to solve for x:

x = 48 feet / 5

Therefore, the length in feet of the flagpole's shadow is 9.6 feet.

Bossy...

Can you even do anything on your own?